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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ico”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “ico”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload 10K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Kybernaut IČO DIČ 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ · 4.8★ (3026) wp.org #6 ↑2 2 too low 5 GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ · 4.6★ (205) wp.org #5 6 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Leverage Browser Caching 9K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library 3K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 Prevent Files / Folders Access 1K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Each domain a page 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 BtW Importer – Free Blogger/Blogspot Migration 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13 Disable Auto Update Emails and Block Updates for Plugins, WP Core, and Themes 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 WP Favicon Remover 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Cryptocurrency (Token), Launchpad (Presale), ICO & IDO, Airdrop by TokenICO 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 too high 16 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 XV Random Quotes 300+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Cleanup Orphan Images 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Spotrebiteľské práva pre WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too high 20 Forma Favicon 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Form Enhancer for Fluent Forms 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 EthereumICO 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 cookie-cat 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Duplicate Page or Post, Delete Revisions and Enable Classic Editor 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.